This sounds like your kind of rod. Specs seem impressive.
Z-Man Drew's Ultimate Ned Rod #zmandrewrod #zmannedrod
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This sounds like your kind of rod. Specs seem impressive.
Z-Man Drew's Ultimate Ned Rod #zmandrewrod #zmannedrod
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The 5’4” model Would probably make a great micro drop shot rod .
But I don’t care for Tennessee handles . I change reels too often . :)
Im not a fan of TN handles either. Interesting road they going down for bass fishing.Quote:
Originally Posted by gillchaser999
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There’s been a big influence into bass finesse fishing from Japan . The pros are the first to pickup on a technique. I think one of the latest I’ve heard about was the Toyko rig .Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
Oh yeah, I keep up with all that but just found it interesting they took that route instead of going for a short BFS setup. Last year I was reading about the back glide technique and thought that would work great for dock shooting crappie fisherman, but no one has ever made any back glide crappie plastics. But sure is an interesting way to work a plastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by gillchaser999
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Im gonna break out my 410 trout rod next time Im out. I have memorys of fishing that at Normandy using the Infinity PE line and the jolt I got when trout would hit.
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Ive dabbled in BFS a little .Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
I dont really get it .
I never was a big baitcaster fan except for certain applications, spinnning baits , and crankbaits mainly. With those baits baitcasting reel work great . Anything that you crank .
Would probably work great with in-line spinners for trout as long as they were 1/8oz or heavier. I have built some in-line spinners specifically for casting on my BFS tackle for targeting spotted bass at the boat ramps we fish . After the first backlash, Id go back to my spinning tackle .
My BFS equipment is entry level at best .
Ive found that the lightest lures I can throw on a good day are 1/16 oz .
The wind is never your friend with throwing an baitcaster . And the lightest line I could use without it getting inside the spool gap was 6# test and it would get behind the spool sometimes.
Spinning tackle is king in light and ultralight fishing IMO .
I like that jolt when a nice bluegill or shellcracker hits using my Daiwa J braid x8 . Crappie not so much , they are such light strikers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
You are 100 percent correct. I dont get into many discussions about that as some are trying to say BFS is UL and it is not. I may still get a setup now that I am on a trout river. It is ideal for casting spinnerscranks, to trout where you need more accuracy. But for those thinking its good for micro plastics, well it just aint.Quote:
Originally Posted by gillchaser999
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100% in agreement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
I’m with y’all. BC has its place and while they’re folks that thinks it’s all that, I’m not one of them. I’ve also got a new spool of infinity to go on the Pfenix/Presso rig I’m about to finish. I’m also a fan.
Never thought there's an actual manufactured handle like. Always thought it was homemade like my carved wood one. Other than that the rod very nice looking, Alpha and the insane 1.75 oz weight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
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And as far as the Ned rig , I was fishing little stubs of Plastic worms , mainly cutoff 3” senkos on jigheads , for years before I read about what it was called .
Gill, I agree totally. However I still believe BC reel still king when it comes to surf or big game (catfish and striped bass ) to name a few. I've been using one or two a zillion years ago in the Bay area chasing Leopard sharks or Sturgeon off the delta inlets. Infact got very good at it. I now bring out my Shimano BFS curaddo once in a while just for drop-shotting with 1/4 oz and up, just because i miss it like i do with fly rod once in a while. You can say i love fishing so much when it comes to using most gears, I'm a jack of all trade master of NONE...lol. Alpha is right though, BC reel might be finesse BUT never ultralight like spinning reels are.Quote:
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LV , Baitcaster have their place , but they’re not UL , finesse yes .
Many years ago , when I bought my first BC , probably mid to late 70’s , I bought what would probably be called a finesse reel today . It was made by Daiwa . I think it was called a Procaster 100 or 1000 . I owned a black one and a silver one . I think the silver one had bronze bearings where as the black one had ball bearings. Great little reels in their day .
I used them for casting my favorite lure back then , the spinnerbait . I loved the hit you get on a spinnerbait or a buzzbait .
Where they really shine is in any heavy tackle situation . Especially saltwater bottom fishing .
First ones, that’s a while back. A 5001c but the one that stands out were the early Shimano Bantam 101’s and 201’s that I basically wore out. Great little reels that weighed nothing compared to the round ambassadeurs. 1/32 bullet weights and 6” jelly worms put a lot of fish in the boat. Kinda finesse of the day.
You cant beat a light fly rod for trout and pans. Pure fun and worth the setup!
Bob
I’ve got a nice 4wt Fenwick I built Bob but I usually catch trees.
For all of 2001-2004 I trolled below Pickwick Dam using crappie tubes and a Fenwick 10 foot fly rod that was actually made in USA. I bought it from Roger Gant.famed crappie guide and crappie guru. At that time he owned a convenience market in Counce. I would start my day in his store with a sausage, biscuit, and a bottle of milk. If he was not already out guiding he would tell me where he caught fish at the day before. Made my work a lot easier.LOL. At the end of my day I stopped in once again to pick something up to eat on my drive back home. Bought a lot of lures and such out of there. Then when I moved back to Columbia I stored my boat in his boat storage place for a while. Those 4 years I spent fishing there were simply off the charts.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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Those sound like memories of glory days. I’ve had some good ones too but nothing like that. TJ Stallings dad had a shop in Orlando years back and it was always a good experience going to visit him and the boys. He was a very good student of the Snook. Always made the paper when he went to Sebastian Inlet. Monsters I tell you, and he would share his info too, but I never did as good as he did.
I am dabbling in BFS these days, and can agree a 100% that its not true UL angling. But having said that I will say that its quite close to spinning tackle if casting weights 1/16 oz (more like 2 gram plus) and over. I went bourgie mode and got an 22 Aldebaran BFS which is perhaps the longest casting stock BFS reel in the global market today. So that helps getting casting distance comparable to spinning gear. But 1.5 grams and under SUL, XUL, and UL spinning rods rule. My Matagi TWA 662 XUL casts a 0.5 - 1 gram jighead + trout magnet a country mile with 1.75 lbs ester. The auto hooking capability has turned it into my preferred rod for panfish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
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